brains
- acumen n.
- astuteness n.
- authority n.
- brainpower n.
- capacity n.
- cleverness n.
- erudition n.
- gray matter n.
- head n.
- ingenuity n.
- intellect n.
- intelligence n.
- judgment n.
- mentality n.
- mind n.
- official n.
- profundity n.
- reason n.
- ringleader n.
- sagaciousness n.
- sagacity n.
- sageness n.
- sense n.
- smarts n.
- variety meat n.
- wisdom n.
- wit/wits n.
Example Sentences
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The situation hasn’t changed with the dismissal of head coach John Harbaugh and the arrival of Minter and a whole new set of sideline brains.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
While neurotypical brains naturally filter out much of the sensory and social noise they don’t need, autistic brains take more of it in and have to consciously decide what to use and what to ignore.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
Nearly 94% of the donated brains had CTE.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026
A major new study has uncovered important differences in how the brains of autistic children respond to human faces.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
By comparison, the brains of other apes require only 8 per cent of rest-time energy.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
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